Full Description
In The Georgia State Constitution, Melvin Hill Jr. offers a detailed description of the creation and development of Georgia's constitution. He explains how political and cultural events, from colonial times, through the Civil War, to the present, have affected Georgia's constitutional law. Accompanying the full text of the constitution is Hill's rich commentary of the constitutional provisions. He traces their origins and interpretation by the courts and other governmental bodies. This volume also provides a bibliographical essay which features the most important sources of Georgia's constitutional history and constitutional law. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series. This title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States.The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important new series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.
Contents
Foreword by R. Perry Sentell, Jr. ; Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr ; Acknowledgments ; The Constitutional History of Georgia ; Early Government in Georgia ; The Constitution of 1777 ; The Constitution of 1789 ; The Constitution of 1798 ; The Constitution of 1861 ; The Constitution of 1865 ; The Constitution of 1868 ; The Constitution of 1877 ; Developments from 1877 to 1945 ; The Constitution of 1945 ; The Constitution of 1976 ; The Constitution of 1983 ; Constitutional Amendments ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Georgia Constitution and Commentary ; Preamble ; Article I: Bill of Rights ; Article II: Voting and Elections ; Article III: Legislative Branch ; Article IV: Constitutional Boards and Commissions ; Article V: Executive Branch ; Article VI: Judicial Branch ; Article VII: Taxation and Finance ; Article VIII: Education ; Article IX: Counties and Municipal Corporations ; Article X: Amendments to the Constitution ; Article XI: Miscellaneous Provisions ; Bibliographic Essay ; Local Constitutional Amendments in Force and Effect as of July 1, 1993 ; Table of Cases ; Index
